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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. ________ may step in to define the values of society if man does not try to do this on his own.
(a) Banks.
(b) Government.
(c) Stock market.
(d) Nature.

2. __________ tells a story of a passenger on a ship that is going to sink, according to the book.
(a) Campbell.
(b) Ruskin.
(c) James.
(d) Barnfield.

3. Barnfield goes on to use ________ to show the ridiculous nature of man when he wants money in his life.
(a) Satire.
(b) Puns.
(c) Rhymes.
(d) Images.

4. Michael Harrington points out that there is virtue in choosing _________ over the desolation of empty abundance.
(a) Peace.
(b) Poverty.
(c) Truth.
(d) Knowledge.

5. The rich are actually _________ to their own wealth, having to do much in order to keep it around.
(a) Leaders.
(b) Soldiers.
(c) Purveyors.
(d) Slaves.

Short Answer Questions

1. The civilized world lacks philosophers and _______ who can warn against the destructiveness of materialism.

2. Society looks down upon the poor, thinking that they lack ________ which is what has led them to their position in society.

3. Francis contemplates ___________ to a noble and wealthy woman, but reality strikes him later of this choice.

4. A trip to ________ creates passion in Francis when he is confronted with true destitution, according to the book.

5. It is the ______ man who often bungles his chance to choose his own experience within the confines of wealth.

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